As a result, a huge chunk of tourist dollars are spent in these areas (which tend to be saturated with blah chain stores and restaurants), while off-the-beaten-path neighborhoods are lucky to get the occasional looky-loo.

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Ken Loo, secretary-general of Cambodia's Garment Manufacturers Association, says retailers increasingly demand higher operating standards for factories, but don't want to pay more.

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Ken Loo, secretary-general of Cambodia's state-run Garment Manufacturers Association, says retailers increasingly demand higher operating standards for factories, but don't want to pay more.

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"Eating shark's fin feels luxurious but I think fining is a cruel process so I think it's good that we find alternatives, " says 16-year-old Richard Loo.

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"With the recent incidents, it's possible that external pressure will be so high that they'll have to shift, " said Ken Loo, secretary-general of Cambodia's state-run Garment Manufacturers Association.

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This somewhat forced moral structure is made up for by Ms de Loo's rich evocation of life in the Budapest ghetto and by her ability, in pared-down prose, to convey Kata's and Stefan's own confusions and anxieties.

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